A Southern story of family values

For a great many Americans, the late Strom Thurmond will forever be remembered as the thin, nasal voice of racism, militarism and regional insularity. In 1948, this well-born South Carolinian bolted the Democratic Party because of its advocacy of civil rights for blacks and ran for president on the States' Rights (Dixiecrat) ticket. Ultimately, he joined the Republicans and went on to become...